Press Releases

Judicial Appointment Could Compromise Women's Health

October 1, 2008

SARASOTA, FL —The Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates (FAPPA) today roundly criticized Governor Crist’s appointment of Ricky Polston to the Florida Supreme Court.  The appointment of Ricky Polston is Gov. Crist’s second appointment and follows the appointment of Justice Charles Canady, the chief architect of the federal abortion ban.

Governor Delivers a Crushing Blow to Women’s Health

SARASOTA, FL — Today Governor Crist (R) appointed Judge Charles Canady, currently of the Second District Court of Appeal, to the at-large seat made vacant by Justice Cantero’s resignation.  The Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates (FAPPA) vigorously opposes Canady’s appointment to the Florida Supreme Court because of his long record of hostility toward women’s health and reproductive rights.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards:

“Planned Parenthood continues to be concerned that the Bush administration’s proposed regulation poses a serious threat to women’s health care by limiting the rights of patients to receive complete and accurate health information and services. At a time when more and more families are uninsured and under economic assault, we find our health care system is in crisis and our president taking steps to deny access to basic care.  Women’s ability to manage their own health care is at risk of being compromised by politics and ideology.

July 28, 2008

Title V Grant Extension Is a Gimmick; Hurts Florida Teens

Sarasota, FL  — Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates (FAPPA) today criticized the Bush administration for misleading states about the certainty of Title V abstinence-only program funding in a new grant extension announced recently. The move is a gimmick aimed directly at countering states’ rejection of failed abstinence-only programs.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Florida Senate rejected legislation that would have stripped doctors of their ability to act in the best interest of their patients by a vote of 20-20. SB 2400 by Senator Daniel Webster (R-9) would have forced physicians to perform ultrasounds even when it is not medically-appropriate to the patient’s situation or goes against the professional judgment of the physician. A similar bill, HB 257 by Rep. Traviesa (R-56), passed in the House.

The Prevention First Act is a commonsense bill that prevents unintended pregnancy by expanding access to birth control in Florida.
April 15, 2008

Bill will require comprehensive sex education including information about abstinence and methods of protection from diseases and unintended pregnancy
April 1, 2008

Statement of Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates Executive Director, Adrienne Kimmell:
March 11, 2008
Sarasota, FL – “Today’s news that more than three million teenage girls have a sexually transmitted infection (STI) emphasizes the need for real comprehensive sex education and statewide standards for sex education.

2.12.08 

Putting prevention first leads to healthy Florida families

Sarasota, FL – Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates looks forward to working with newly appointed Holly Benson in her role as the Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to put prevention first.   AHCA oversees health care facilities and providers, as well as the Medicaid program, which provides reproductive health care and family planning services to thousands of Florida women.

Planned Parenthood Calls for Full Funding of Family Planning

WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today roundly criticized the president’s budget for putting politics over women’s health; proposing devastating cuts to funding for Medicaid family planning, which provides access to contraception and other family planning services to low-income women; failing to appropriately fund Title X, America’s family planning program; and increasing funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs.
“The president has this budget backwards,” said PPFA President Cecile Richards. “He’s increasing funding for programs that don’t work, and decreasing funding for programs that are proven effective.